I am finally here

I made it to Bulgaria and everything seems to be going fine. The plane ride was awesome. I have bumps in the road here and there with adjusting to culture but nothng to write home about. For the first three months in PC you are expected to stay with a host family to learn the language and culture, which is great. My host family consist of a baba (grandmother), her two daugthers, and three grandchildren. All of them are really cool. After three months I will move to a permanent site to do work.

Today I told my host mom that I was going for a walk to see another PCV. She said it was fine and proceeded to give me directions on where to go. Of course, it was in Bulgarian and I could not totally understand her. I left the house and proceeded to walk down that street when i heard someone yell "Crystal". I turned around and there she was pointing at me to keep straight. Apparently, she had followed me outside of the house and wanted to make sure I knew where I was going.

I walked in the direction she told me and heard my name yelled again and she pointed at me to make a left now. I made the left and turned again and she was waving at me with the OK sign. She stood on the corner to make sure I got there ok and than walked back to the house. I thought this was really nice of her and felt really warm inside. She actually cared enough to follow me until I got to my location safely. That was awesome!!!!

I like it here..... Pictures are still coming soon.